Regency toile, done!
Jan. 30th, 2007 10:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sakon76The Regency dress mockup was (finally!) finished tonight. Yay~! It doesn't fit perfectly, but the modifications I need to make are minor and easy. I need to add about 2.5" between the two center back seams to make it close right (the shoulder and side seams are right where they ought to be, so it's a mere matter of adding a bit to the back pieces), and I need to extend the center front down about two inches to make the waist seam even. I may also add just a little bit more fabric to the front to add some ease for the gathers. Other than that it fits quite well--sleeves not too tight, length on everything fine, etcetera.
Liz worked on a small ribbon embroidery project this evening, teaching herself the craft from a kit. It turned out quite nicely and we both decided she needs to use the skill on something. She was thinking dress sleeves, I suggested her next corset. ^_^ Reminds me that I have a ribbon embroidery book on the bottom shelf of bookcase #4--I should dig it out and review. Oh, and the cotton batiste we ordered from fabric.com showed up today, and it's very nice... finer than my chemise linen, even. So we divied that up. What to do with it, what to do... chemises and drawers, obviously, but maybe chemisettes as well?
She's also nearly finished with her Victorian corset from the Laughing Moon pattern (can't remember if she chose the Silverado or Dore) and just needs to sew on the top bias tape. So she tried on my short stays and I tried on her corset and amusingly the short stays seemed to fit her better than me (see note a few posts back about I think the cup size I chose was one too large for me) but given that she had a bra and shirt on at the time instead of a chemise, that may be inaccurate. Nonetheless I told her that if next week she tries it on over a chemise and it still fits her perfectly, she can have it. I made it with pretty fabric I like, but it really was just a mockup version for me, the cup size is still one too big (though they can work) and I'm not entirely pleased with some of the top-stitching (next time I'll do it by hand, making them entirely reversible since I did stripes-matching on the lining and all). Her camo corset was a bit too big for me, especially in the waist, and a touch too long when I sat down, but overall very comfortable. I'll have to keep the LM patterns in mind when I get to the Victorian era, though I want to try the Martha McCain Simplicity corsets first. But I'm staying in the Regency era for a while, anyway. I have five lengths of fabric I want to make up before I move on, and at least one bodiced petticoat, and maybe one more dress with a drop-front bodice. I am, by the way, looking at all this as not merely costumes, but clothing I can wear to work as well.
In any case, it's bedtime and I'm getting rather cold due to foolishly sitting here in my chemise typing, so off to bed for me! And now that I've finished my work with this mockup, I get to switch gears tomorrow and start figuring out Armida's wedding dress skirt.
Liz worked on a small ribbon embroidery project this evening, teaching herself the craft from a kit. It turned out quite nicely and we both decided she needs to use the skill on something. She was thinking dress sleeves, I suggested her next corset. ^_^ Reminds me that I have a ribbon embroidery book on the bottom shelf of bookcase #4--I should dig it out and review. Oh, and the cotton batiste we ordered from fabric.com showed up today, and it's very nice... finer than my chemise linen, even. So we divied that up. What to do with it, what to do... chemises and drawers, obviously, but maybe chemisettes as well?
She's also nearly finished with her Victorian corset from the Laughing Moon pattern (can't remember if she chose the Silverado or Dore) and just needs to sew on the top bias tape. So she tried on my short stays and I tried on her corset and amusingly the short stays seemed to fit her better than me (see note a few posts back about I think the cup size I chose was one too large for me) but given that she had a bra and shirt on at the time instead of a chemise, that may be inaccurate. Nonetheless I told her that if next week she tries it on over a chemise and it still fits her perfectly, she can have it. I made it with pretty fabric I like, but it really was just a mockup version for me, the cup size is still one too big (though they can work) and I'm not entirely pleased with some of the top-stitching (next time I'll do it by hand, making them entirely reversible since I did stripes-matching on the lining and all). Her camo corset was a bit too big for me, especially in the waist, and a touch too long when I sat down, but overall very comfortable. I'll have to keep the LM patterns in mind when I get to the Victorian era, though I want to try the Martha McCain Simplicity corsets first. But I'm staying in the Regency era for a while, anyway. I have five lengths of fabric I want to make up before I move on, and at least one bodiced petticoat, and maybe one more dress with a drop-front bodice. I am, by the way, looking at all this as not merely costumes, but clothing I can wear to work as well.
In any case, it's bedtime and I'm getting rather cold due to foolishly sitting here in my chemise typing, so off to bed for me! And now that I've finished my work with this mockup, I get to switch gears tomorrow and start figuring out Armida's wedding dress skirt.
